Remote control car weaves Manhattan street observed by police
New Yorkers gasped at a vacant car that observed all traffic laws as it moved through busy Manhattan traffic. Patrolmen traced the vehicle to be operated remotely by a driver in another car. Police took Harold Jonas and the car to the station. Jonas said Charles A. Harnett, the motor vehicles commissioner, claimed no law barred remote operation and approved the experiment. The sergeant logged the note, and the car continued down the street. Regular brewing establishments erected in 1700. About 4,430,800 cattle and calves on Canadian farms.
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Manhattan
Harold Jonas
Jonas
Charles A. Harnett
World happenings brefly told in the election and relief notes
The Dominion government will pay 100 percent of direct relief costs in drought-stricken southwestern Manitoba, Premier Bracken announced. Co W Goyder 28 inventor of a radio transmitter and first two way chat between England and New Zealand named engineer in charge of All India Radio. Seal board duties near navigation river to be suspended Oct 1 May 31 except Cardrons and White Horse post offices. Champagne service suspended Dec 1 to March as grain experts foresee Canada wheat surplus disposed by end of crop year July 31 1937. Amalgamation of T and N O Railway shop car yard facilities with Canadian National at Cochrane under consideration. Calgary seeks bond holder rate reduction to three percent to save 400000 yearly with Investment Dealers Association of Canada. League of Nations Society appoints Miss Elizabeth P MacCallum New York as officer in charge of international affairs info service for Canada. Frank H Holmes Beaver Mines Alberta named to provincial post in parcel post Yukon creditors arrangement.
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England
New Zealand
All- India Radio
Seal Board
Cardrons
White Horse
Ottawa
Chicago
Canada
Arthur E. Cavanagh
Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway
T. and N.O
Canadian National Railwaya
Cochrane
Calgary
Investment Dealers’ Association of Canada
League of Nations Society
Elizabeth P. MacCallum
New York
International Affairs Information Service
Alberta Municipal Districts’ Association
Frank H. Holmes
Beaver Mines
Alta
Yukon
Famous Fisherman Grey Nets Record Giant Devil Ray
Zane Grey, renowned novelist and famed angler, hooked a giant devil ray off Queensland weighing over 1200 pounds. The 12 by 10 foot creature battled for nearly four hours before capture, a rare rod and line achievement for this species. Grey had earlier set a world record by landing a huge shark off New South Wales.
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Zane Grey
Queensland
New South Wales
First invitation issued to King George VI for coronation
King George VI of Greece received what was believed to be the first invitation to King Edward VIII's coronation in London next May. Sydney FP Waterlow, the British minister at Athens, extended the invite framed with Greek cabinet members. Officials say he may attend in person or send Prince Paul if needed.
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George VI
Greece
Edward VIII
London
Sydney FP. Waterlow
Athens
George
Paul
Underground Home Promises Bomb-Proof Hertfordshire Habitat
A Briton plans Britain's first bomb-proof underground home for a millionaire buried under Hertfordshire meadow. The house will be air conditioned with artificial sunlight and argued to be healthier by experts due to reduced air-borne infections. The piece notes the Atacama Desert as the driest place on Earth and cites a road crash every 100 seconds in Great Britain.
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Britain
Hertfordshire
Great Britain
Headache Relief Claim From Kruschen Salt Remedy
A reader letter reports blinding headaches with temporary blindness and loss of hand power, relieved after using Kruschen Salts for months. The note credits Aunt’s long use for help and states ongoing use will continue. The ad links headaches to stomach waste and purports Kruschen clears waste to purify blood and ease headaches.
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Mrugchen Salita
Kruschen
Plan Largest Liner Sister Ship to Queen Mary
The sister liner to the Queen Mary, keel likely laid in November or December, is to reach 36 knots. John Brown and Company drafts final designs for "552" with models tested in a tank. The 80,000 ton ship will be longer than the Queen Mary, promising largest fastest liner, with geared turbine engines. Employment will rise from 2,000 at keel to 12,000 at peak in the Clyde yard, launching in 1940.
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London News Chronicle
John Brown and Company
Clyde
Built Up Odd Profession Noise Consultant in London
A London scientist and engineer, Professor A. M. Low, became the world’s leading expert on noise. Over 25 years he studied noise from engines and machinery, building a career as a “Noise Consultant” who eliminates clamor on ships, cars, and manufacturing. He uses detective skills to track noise to its origin and provide silent solutions.
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London
A. M. Low
Professor Low
Sherlock Holmes
Colonial Empire Remark by Lord Tweedmuir in Vancouver
Lord Tweedmuir voiced strong opposition to the idea that Britain should share its colonies with other nations lacking colonies. He asserted that Britain built its colonial empire over 500 years and warned against framing it as a lucky gamble. He spoke during a Vancouver appearance.
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Vancouver
Lord Tweedamulr
Britain
The Genius of Past and Paul’s World Reach
Devotional note on Acts 14 27 and Matthew 13 24 33 explains Paul dynamic church planting He travels along trade routes builds bases in cities from which he reaches provinces starting in synagogues to convert proselytes and Gentiles emphasizing teamwork and faithful supporters in early Christian expansion.
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Paul
John Gardner
Western
Asia
New Surgical Operation Grafts Heart Circulation Path
The Royal College of Surgeons annual report discusses a possible new heart repair operation. It targets conditions where heart muscles atrophy and uses a delicate grafting technique to create an alternative circulation path within the heart.
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Royal College of Surgeons
New Lie Detector Claim Cited By Psychologist
Dr. W G Summers head of Fondies saniconorie department described a new lie detector called the psychogalvanometer before the American Psychological Association. In tests with 50 groups of college students the device detected the guilty with only two percent error.
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American Psychological Associaion
W. G. Summers
Fondies
Saniconorie Department of Psychology
Summers
Missing Landlord Found On Howes Street Chicago Six Flat
Real estate dealer George Ortseifen learned a six flat building on Howestreet Chicago was included in a mortgage parcel. Tenants quarreled and sued, revealing no one paid rent for ten years and nobody knew who owned it. Ortseifen’s status as landlord was uncovered. his attorney said rent would be collected hereafter.
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George Ortseifen
Howestreet
Chicago
Ortseifen
Follow the signs to the manager’s office clue
A reader describes a staged route through corridors toward the manager’s office. The path passes signs reading No admittance Keep out Silence, with directions to go upstairs and shout for the manager. This terse, process-like instruction reads like a scavenger or drill guide from a period publication.
Swagger Coat Crochet Pattern for Fall Fashion
Crochet makes a swagger coat in a waffie weave with Persian lamblike look. Three quarter length coat suits many occasions and can be worn over a suit. Pattern 5693 includes sizes 16 18 and 38 40 with diagrams and stitch requirements. Send 20 cents to Household Arts Dept Winnipeg Newspaper Union for the pattern.
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Household Arts Dept
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Aye
Winnipeg
Paying Of Saddest Debts The British pensions plan
The British ministry of pensions aims to finish paying its Great War costs by 1955. Last year it spent 43,296,874 pounds on war pensions and allowances to 1,006,000 people, with total since 1918 at 1,135,000,000 pounds. Since 1921 bed counts fell from 60 million to 3,200 beds, widows on pensions reduced from 260,000 to 134,415, with 120,000 remarried.
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Ministry of Pensions
Paderewski Stars in Moonlight Sonata Film Role
At 75 Ignace Jan Paderewski captivates hundreds of movie extras as a star pianist statesman on the set of Moonlight Sonata. He performs daily from 3 to 6 PM with Charles Farrell, contributing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and works by Schubert and Grieg, inspired by a blind girl at the piano under a full moon.
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Ignace Jan Padereski
Charles Farrel
Paderewski
Beethoven
Schubert and
Grieg
Informality With Tweedsmuir Noted In Alberta Visit
In Medicine Hat Alberta Baron Tweedsmuir governor general of Canada met a southern town and was addressed by the mayor as Mister Tweedsmuir. The mayor wore everyday clothes and a sweater and said the salutation was refreshing as it marked the first time the governor general was called Mister since his arrival in Canada.
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Baron Tweedsmuir
Canada
Alberta
Medicine Hat
Mister Tweedsmuir
Mister
Aluminum tongs squeeze lemon juice without splatter
Inventors unveil aluminum tongs designed to extract lemon juice from wedges directly onto food or drinks. The device aims to prevent table spray and finger staining, providing a clean, efficient citrus option for dining tables.
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